A Collage of Experience – The Work of Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden was born on September 2, 1911 to (Richard) Howard and Bessye Bearden in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1914,...
September 29, 2022
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September Artist of the Month – Romare Beardon
Romare Beardon was an artist that could do anything. He drew cartoons, painted, collaged, designed costumes, wrote songs, and authored...
September 2, 2022
Art for KjARTan’s Sake?
Sorry for the cringy title. I put it down as a placeholder figuring I’d come up with something better by...
August 31, 2022
Of Passports and Performance Art – The Work of Kjartan Slettemark
The first thing I noticed when researching the life of Kjartan Slettemark is that there aren’t many sources to reference....
August 30, 2022
Digitizing a Master’s Technique
Technique is something we haven’t talked about enough for Artist of the Month. Lucky for us, Peter Paul Rubens is...
June 29, 2022
Peter Paul Rubens! (and HER)
Peter Paul Rubens was born on June 28, 1577 in Seigen, Westphalia. His father was a lawyer from Antwerp that...
June 17, 2022
Does Op Art Need Shading?
So far this month we’ve explored the work of Op Art painter Bridget Riley. She spent decades exploring perception and...
April 30, 2022
Bridget Riley: It’s Not Art Without the Viewer
Bridget Riley is our artist this month. She made major contributions to the Op Art movement in the 1960s. It’s...
April 20, 2022
Androgyny for the Gods
Instead of doing a biography, we’re talking androgyny today. Documentation on Michelangelo Buonarroti’s life and work is plentiful (seriously good...
March 19, 2022
February Artist of the Month: Franz Marc
What is Expressionism? Expressionism began around 1905 in Germany and Austria. Recognizable by its bright, artificial color palettes and simplified...
February 12, 2022